Indigeneity, Colonial History and Truth

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junctures: 20 indigenisation
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Published: Nov 26, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34074/junc.20017

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Jo Mane
Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Lynda Toki
Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract

In 2019, indigenisation of tertiary settings in Aotearoa seems to have taken twenty steps back over as many years where the systemic nature of our colonial history continues to determine what counts. Māori continue to sit on the outside of what is the norm within mainstream tertiary institutions or at best within pockets of various forms within it. Indigeneity insists that Māori did not cede sovereignty. For indigeneity to be realised, the place of Māori as tangata whenua needs to be apparent in the systems that govern us and the decisions that affect us.

 

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Author Biographies

Jo Mane, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

Ko Whakarongorua te maunga
Ko Utakura te awa
Ko Hokianga te moana
Ko Mokonuiarangi me Mataitaua ngā marae
Ko Te Popoto me Ngatitoro ngā hapū
Ko Ngapuhi nui tonu te iwi
Ko Ngatokimatahaorua te waka
Ko Jo Mane tōku ingoa
Jo Mane - I am of Ngapuhi whakapapa and have worked with post-graduate students undertaking the Masters of Applied Practice with Unitec over the last two years and continue to supervise Master’s students at Unitec. I have four adult children and six mokopuna, all who have been or are schooled in kaupapa Māori settings. I have worked extensively in the Far North working in the field of community development and education and also in tertiary education. My primary research approach is kaupapa Māori; however, I also draw on critical theory and community based research approaches.
My key research interests are kaupapa Māori research, Māori education and Māori development. I currently work as part of a research team with, community based research organisation, Wai Research.

Lynda Toki, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

Ko Whareorino ratou ko Maungaroa ko Te Puke Hokioi, ko Te Tihi o Te Ao Marama ngā maunga

Ko Waikawau rātou ko Marokopa ko Mangapu ngā awa

Ngā Tai o Raukura Te Moana

Ko Tainui Te Waka

Ko Ngati Maniapoto Te Iwi

Ko Ngati Kinohaku rātou ko Ngati Te Kanawa ko Ngati Peehi ngā Hapū

Ko Tawapiko Te Papakainga, ko Mirumiru rāua ko Oparure ngā Marae

Ko Miromiro i Te Po rātou ko Waipatoto Tuatahi, ko Waipatoto Tuarua ngā Wharenui

Ko Miromiro i Te Awatea rāua ko Te Tihi o Te Ao Marama ngā Wharekai

Ko Lynda Toki tōku ingoa.

 

Lynda Toki, a student since 2001 having completed a Master of Applied Practice earlier this year, is also Kaiawhina Student Support and Kuia/Ruruhi at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae, Unitec Institute of Technology.  She is enriched by Māoris ciences that lie within the land, shared through storytelling nga taonga i tuku iho, treasures handed down throughout the generations, acknowledging and understanding the spiritual dimension of people and their connections to place and space, in order to make sense of the relational aspects between people and their environment.

She is also motivated by the Institution’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi through their own Treaty with Māori, in the values and principles that acknowledge a Partnership, also called Te Noho Kotahitanga. Lynda is committed to the Tauira and Kaimahi that make up this amazing community also known as Te Whare Wananga o Wairaka.